| Princess of Acadia |
The province will help subsidize the Digby-Saint John ferry service, “Princess of Acadia”, for three more years to the tune of a million dollars a year. The New Brunswick government will match the amount. The decision flies in the faces of those in the Yarmouth area who are campaigning for re-establishment of ferry service to Maine. Yarmouth Liberal MLA Zach Churchill tells us, premier Darrell Dexter is being hypocritical. Churchill says: the premier “is throwing money all around the province. Yet, when it comes to a major economic driver in southwestern Nova Scotia, that feeds the tourism industry across the province, he has consistently said “No” to that!” A campaign continues to have the Yarmouth-Maine service re-established. Organizers say it will require government funding though for the first couple of years of operating.
